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Medical oncology research

The Medical Oncology Research Unit at Canberra Hospital has been operating since 1979.
It is involved in the conduct of clinical trials in cancer patients exploring new agents and methods of treating malignancies.

We are also part of the Greater Southern Area Health Service Clinical Trials Network along with Border Medical Oncology and the Riverina Cancer Centre supported by a grant from the Cancer Institute NSW.

Through these trials important new therapies may be accessed before they become licensed, reimbursed or widely available.

They are necessary to find out if new treatments are more effective than those currently accepted as being the best available.

All clinical trial protocols are approved and monitored by the ACT Health Human Research Ethics Committee. All trials abide with the ethical principles outlined by the Declaration of Helsinki and adhere to the ICH Harmonised Tripartite guidelines for Good Clinical Practice.

Funding for the research comes from four key sources: external granting bodies, fund raising, the pharmaceutical industry and private donations. The continued financial support of clinical trials is essential if progress is to be made in the treatment and control of cancer.

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